London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wembley 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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The Principal Causes of Death.
| Disease. | Total Number of deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heart disease and other diseases of circulatory system (18—21) | 400 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system (17) | 137 | |
| 537 | ||
| 2. | Malignant neoplasms (10—14) | 262 |
| 3. | Respiratory diseases:— | |
| (a) Influenza (22) | 5 | |
| (b) Pneumonia (23) | 63 | |
| (c) Bronchitis (24) | 55 | |
| (d) Other respiratory diseases (25). | 6 | |
| -129 | ||
| 4. | Tuberculosis:— | |
| (a) Respiratory system (1) | 7 | |
| (b) Other forms (2) | 1 | |
| -8 | ||
| 5. | Violent deaths:— | |
| (a) Suicide (35) | 6 | |
| (b) Road traffic (33) | 10 | |
| (c) Other violent causes (34) | 15 | |
| -31 | ||
| 6. | Congenital malformations (31) | 8 |
Note: Numbers in brackets are index numbers allocated by
Registrar-General for Annual Return of Causes of Deaths.
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